Fawi Surname

179,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Fawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Nigeria2801:632,65329,888
Benin1281:80,7479,550
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Fawi (122) may also be a first name.

Fawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Fawi occurs in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,597th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,068,440 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Fawi are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 122 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is held by 1,365 people, or 1 in 5,310. Beside Togo this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Fawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fawai89850/
Fawie89841/
Fawei89398/
Fahwi8943/
Fawui895/
Fawhi892/
Faiwi892/
Fawwi892/
Faawi891/
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Pfawai803/
Fawish801/
Fawisz801/
Fahawi801/
Fabi7510,411/
Fawa752,737/
Fawy752,475/
Favi752,424/
Fawe75387/
Fewi7530/
Fawj7511/
Vawi754/
Fowi753/
Fawaidz7319/
Pfawaid7313/
Faiwieh731/
Faweitt730/
Favis67868/
Fasui67399/
Favio67268/
Faiva67197/
Fawey67155/
Favie67144/
Faibe67141/
Faway67124/
Favit67114/
Fewai67110/
Faive67109/
Fowai6759/
Faiwe6746/
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Faboi6741/
Faavi6726/
Fowie6724/
Faibi6723/
Faywa6722/
Faiwa6721/
Faabi6717/
Fauwe6717/
Phawi6716/
Fowih6716/
Fauvi6714/
Faweh6713/
Fabai6712/
Fajwa6711/
Favid6711/
Vawai679/
Fewei679/
Fawwa678/
Fauwa677/
Fobai676/
Faiby675/
Favai675/
Fabei675/
Favgi675/
Feawe674/
Fasvi674/
Fabhi674/
Fajui673/
Fawaj673/
Faviz673/
Fuiwi673/
Fabih673/
Favei672/
Fatvi672/
Faybi671/
Fabui671/
Févai671/
Fawej671/
Fawoy671/
Fayui671/
Fowit671/
Foywi671/
Fowiz671/
Fewie671/
Faewe671/
Fawaa671/
Fewoi671/
Vawei671/
Faywy671/
Faswe671/
Favih671/
Ffawa671/
Faivi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fawi
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